1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/player/external_files.c b/player/external_files.c
index 449e62d623..0e3fad73f7 100644
--- a/player/external_files.c
+++ b/player/external_files.c
@@ -224,10 +224,9 @@ static void append_dir_subtitles(struct mpv_global *global, struct MPOpts *opts,
             (type != STREAM_VIDEO || (fuzz != 1 && bstrcmp(dename, f_fname) != 0)))
             prio |= 32; // exact movie name match
 
+        bstr lang = {0};
         if (type == STREAM_VIDEO)
             goto cover_art;
-
-        bstr lang = {0};
         if (bstr_startswith(tmp_fname_trim, f_fname_trim)) {
             int start = 0;
             lang = guess_lang_from_filename(tmp_fname_trim, &start);